Download or read book The Career Break Book written by Joe Bindloss and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a year off isn't just for students and twenty-somethings; more and more people are looking for a break from their working life.The Career Break Book caters to first-time and experienced travellers alike, for all budgets and backgrounds. Included is practical pre-trip information for putting careers and mortgages on hold, and inspirational first-hand accounts from people who have done it. Consolidating the success of Lonely Planet's Gap Year Book, The Career Break Book will appeal to anyone who's ever dreamed of exchanging their briefcase for a backpack.
Download or read book Your Career Break written by Sue Hadden and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If youve ever found yourself dreaming of doing something different in your life that will take longer than your annual holiday allowance, then a career break may be right for you. Consider these questions: Is there something you want to achieve that isnt being fulfilled by your work, relationships, or home life? Are you looking for something more meaningful in life? Are you looking for more worklife balance? Your Career Break: the how to guide is a workbook designed to guide you through taking a career break and is specifically aimed to: help you determine whether a career break really is for you and why provide you with strategies to overcome the psychological barriers that may hold you back help you get specific about where you want to go and what you want to do If you're still not sure if or why you should take a career break, Sue can help you make that decision. The book is full of stories, reasons and exercises to make you feel not only comfortable that you can do it but excited to take the plunge finally. -- Jeff Jung, Author of The Career Break Traveler's Handbook and Host of The Career Break Travel Show
Download or read book Escape 101 written by Dan Clements and published by The Brain Ranch. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether the reader is an adventurer, poet, volunteer, or someone who just needs a break, "Escape 101" provides a step-by-step system to take as much time as needed from a job, career, or business--without losing ground.
Download or read book Reboot Your Life written by Catherine Allen and published by Beaufort Books. This book was released on 2011-04-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Americans are choosing to take time off from work to relax or re-examine their priorities, so they can return to work energized. Some companies offer formal sabbatical programs, but how can the average person take time off to evaluate their direction, explore their passions, and make time for the things that are really important? Whether you're disillusioned with your career, yearning to follow a dream, or taking time out after a layoff, now is the time to step back and reboot. This book will show you how you can give yourself the best gift ever-—the gift of time. People who take sabbaticals report feeling happier, and they return to their jobs refreshed, reinvigorated, and ready to tackle new challenges. Reboot Your Life draws upon the experiences of the four authors and their interview subjects: 200 people who have taken sabbaticals and 150 organizations offering sabbatical programs. The book includes real-life stories and exercises to help the reader figure out how to plan for and take a sabbatical, or how to use unexpected time off.
Download or read book The Career Break Traveler s Handbook written by Jeffrey Jung and published by Full Flight Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable tool for dreaming, planning, and finally taking the trip of a lifetime, this resource, filled with tips, stories, and photos from around the world, will both excite and prepare travelers.
Download or read book Back on the Career Track written by Carol Fishman Cohen and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2008-08-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're a stay-at-home mom considering going back to work, these are some of the questions that have likely come to mind. Returning to the workforce can be a daunting prospect. It requires reigniting old contacts (including those with coworkers once your junior), marketing yourself strategically, and building confidence-whether you've been out of the workforce for two, six, or fifteen years. Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin understand, because they've been there. As Harvard MBAs who successfully relaunched their own careers after staying home full-time with their children, they know it can be done-with careful planning, strategizing, and creativity. Now, in BACK ON THE CAREER TRACK, they offer a prescriptive, seven-step program that includes: · Assessing career options and updating job skills · Networking and preparing for interviews · Getting the family on board. Packed with expert advice from career counselors and recruiters, and insightful stories from others who have been through the process, this book also offers an inside look at what employers and universities are doing to help relaunchers today-including how many businesses are recognizing them as valuable assets. As frequent speakers to women's groups, professional schools, and corporations, Cohen and Rabin provide a thorough, unique program from two experts on the topic of career reentry. BACK ON THE CAREER TRACK is sure to become the classic guide in the field.
Download or read book How to Start a Business Analyst Career written by Laura Brandenburg and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may be wondering if business analysis is the right career choice, debating if you have what it takes to be successful as a business analyst, or looking for tips to maximize your business analysis opportunities. With the average salary for a business analyst in the United States reaching above $90,000 per year, more talented, experienced professionals are pursuing business analysis careers than ever before. But the path is not clear cut. No degree will guarantee you will start in a business analyst role. What's more, few junior-level business analyst jobs exist. Yet every year professionals with experience in other occupations move directly into mid-level and even senior-level business analyst roles. My promise to you is that this book will help you find your best path forward into a business analyst career. More than that, you will know exactly what to do next to expand your business analysis opportunities.
Download or read book Reinvention Roadmap written by Liz Ryan and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Break the rules and take charge of your career! The traditional job-search approaches just don't work anymore, and the days of trusting your career to your employer are long over. The new-millennium workplace requires all of us to rewrite the rules and start treating our careers like we're running a business—which means understanding the markets for our talents, knowing our value, and looking out over the horizon to plot our paths going forward. Liz Ryan is a former Fortune 500 HR SVP and the world's most widely read workplace thought leader. She understands the recruiting system as only an insider can, and she shows you how to stay focused on your goals and distinguish yourself from masses of job seekers. In Reinvention Roadmap, you'll discover new tools, such as a "Pain Letter" and your "Human-Voiced Resume" to land not just any job, but a job that celebrates your unique talents and takes you to the level where you want to be. Whether you're entering the workplace or looking to switch careers, you can get the perfect job if you step off the beaten path and follow the approaches insiders use to gain access to the best positions. Reinvention Roadmap is the colorful, fun, irreverent, and deeply practical guide to getting the job you want and building the career of your dreams.
Download or read book Taking A Career Break For Dummies written by Katrina McGhee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a career timeout could be the window of opportunity you’ve been looking for Taking A Career Break For Dummies shows you that a career break could be life-changing. Career breaks give us a chance to pause to identify opportunities and dreams, focus on the things we’ve been missing, and develop new skills. This book empowers you to take the leap into your next chapter. There are dozens of reasons you might want to do it, but whatever your circumstance, this friendly Dummies guide will help you value your own well-being, give yourself permission to grow and explore, and reclaim your time, your life, and your happiness. Develop your plan for taking a break from your career and for transitioning back when you’re ready Set a budget for your break, create a realistic timeline, and make it happen Access practical tools and resources to help you on your career break journey Build a positive mindset so you can enjoy your break and return to your career feeling renewed For anyone looking for a new direction, feeling burned out, or longing to reignite that inner spark, Taking a Career Break For Dummies is a must. If you’re looking for help structuring your planned time off, you’ll also love the hands-on guidance and examples inside.
Download or read book Back to Business written by Nancy McSharry Jensen and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back to Business makes returning to the workforce accessible for anyone who believes that finding a decent job after taking a career break is impossible. When on the hunt for a job, make sure your LinkedIn profile is just as polished and updated as your resume. If you aren’t getting responses from recruiters, chances are your profile is missing pertinent keywords that bots aren’t selecting. In addition, dress codes have changed too, so you’ll need to know new technologies such as Slack and Google+ Hangouts. If you have no idea what any of this means, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. You’re one of the forty-five percent of women who, after taking a career break, quickly discovered that the job search has changed rapidly in the last decade. With new modes of communication, rules of discoverability and expectations, this book lays out a clear path for anyone ready to re-enter the workforce. Getting started is much easier when you know what the first step should be. In Back to Business, career coaching and re-entry experts Nancy McSharry Jensen and Sarah Duenwald, have put together a guide for women returning to the workplace. Practical and easy to understand, Back to Business teaches you how to: Identify and talk about what you want. Understand your personal brand and how your skills translate to your new career. Become professionally relevant and gain confidence in returning to the workforce. Look for job opportunities while being productive and intentional with your time. Nancy and Sarah understand through first-hand experience the anxiety of returning to work. They have helped hundreds of women facing the job search process to overcome the anxiety of what is often overwhelming life change.
Download or read book Prep Push Pivot written by Octavia Goredema and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advance your career with this insightful playbook for underrepresented women In Prep, Push, Pivot, award-winning career coach and author Octavia Goredema delivers an indispensable career coaching guide for women looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence. You'll discover practical strategies you can implement at crucial times during your career, ensuring your considerable talents and skills are used to their full potential. In this important book, you'll: Discover your true worth, cement your career values, and carve out a realistic and aspirational career plan Learn how to position yourself for a promotion, navigate a break in your career, and integrate your role as a mother or caregiver with your professional life Deal with monumental career changes, contribute to the development of the women around you, and benefit from an array of professional resources in your journey forward Perfect for women who are ready to overcome any obstacles that await them, Prep, Push, Pivot is a thoughtful road map to help women chart their professional and personal success.
Download or read book Your Career Break written by Sue Hadden and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever found yourself dreaming of doing something different in your life that will take longer than your annual holiday allowance, then a career break may be right for you. Consider these questions: Is there something you want to achieve that isn't being fulfilled by your work, relationships, or home life? Are you looking for something more meaningful in life? Are you looking for more work-life balance? Your Career Break: the 'how to' guide is a workbook designed to guide you through taking a career break and is specifically aimed to: help you determine whether a career break really is for you and why provide you with strategies to overcome the psychological barriers that may hold you back help you get specific about where you want to go and what you want to do "If you're still not sure if or why you should take a career break, Sue can help you make that decision. The book is full of stories, reasons and exercises to make you feel not only comfortable that you can do it but excited to take the plunge finally". -- Jeff Jung, Author of The Career Break Traveler's Handbook and Host of The Career Break Travel Show
Download or read book Taking a Career Break written by Joshua White and published by Vacation Work Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is written to inspire and motivate those settled into a job or career into taking an extended break to achieve some goal or ambition.
Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Download or read book Comeback Careers written by Mika Brzezinski and published by Legacy Lit. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRONG, WISER, BETTER An Essential Guide for Reentering, Reinventing, or Rebooting Your Career at Any Age So many women hit their 40s or 50s and realize: it's time for a career change. Maybe you're yearning to try something new, or you're sensing that layoffs are coming and you need a backup plan. Perhaps you paused, or downsized your career to raise children, and you're ready to rejoin the workforce. How do you reboot, relaunch, return to, or reinvent a career at age 40? Or 50? Or 60? And how can you create a career and life that will provide you with purpose and financial security for years to come? In Comeback Careers, New York Times bestselling author and co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe Mika Brzezinski and her sister-in-law Ginny Brzezinski have teamed up toshow you that career reinvention is possibleat any age. You have the skills, experience,and maturity; it's time to own them. For thisbook, Mika and Ginny interviewed dozens ofcareer-changers working in a variety of fields,from finance to academics to the arts. Theyshare successful relaunchers' secrets to overcomingobstacles, both internal and external, andtheir step-by-step processes and candid advice.They also reveal key strategies from top jobcoaches, résumé-writers, and LinkedIn experts,tailored to the special challenges of mid-careerjobseekers. It's time to rewrite the narrative. You are stronger, wiser, and better at the midpoint, and Comeback Careers is a roadmap to your career reinvention and fulfillment.
Download or read book Pause written by Rachael O'Meara and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck? Discover the power of the pause. Sometimes life throws you for a loop. You’re stressed out at your job; you’re torn between work and family; your motivation and productivity are taking a nosedive. Your impulse might be to lean in and tough it out, but what you may really need to do is take a step back. Reassess your life with a clear head and dive back in with purpose and poise. In this enlightening book, Rachael O’Meara guides you through the steps of your own pause journey: - The signs that you’re in need of a meaningful break - Planning your optimal pause—whether it’s as short as a day or as long as an epic journey - Reentering the world with renewed clarity and purpose. Incorporating the latest findings from psychology and neuroscience and peppered with inspiring stories of successful pauses, this book will show you that the fastest way to happiness is to slow down. Whether you pause by taking a five-minute walk outside, spending a day unplugged from digital devices, or taking a few weeks off to yourself, Pause will give you the tools to find what “lights you up” and the ability to lead the most satisfying and fulfilling life you choose. As seen in The Washington Post.
Download or read book Never Apply for a Job Again written by Darrell Gurney and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2012-01-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world focused on high tech networking, Darrell Gurney reveals how old-fashioned yet innovative high touch wins hearts, minds, and opportunities for the savvy job seeker or career expansionist. Drawing on basic principles of human psychology, Gurney shows readers how to open doors to influential players in their fields of interest to gain top-of-mind awareness and top-drawer connectedness. Through 10 simple and easy-to-follow principles, Gurney teaches readers how to create powerful relationships with anyone, anywhere, for lifetime career management. You'll learn how to: Devise compelling ways to meet influential people Determine whom to talk to and where to go for connections Use the power of ego to gain another’s favor Stay awake to opportunities at all times
